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WORDS OF WISDOM.

Those who are never weary can never
know how sweet rest is.
If we were never tried our true charac-
tcrs never would be known.
Do your duty in little things and you
will be faithful in great ones.
Improvement in the daughters will best
aid in the reformation of the sons in this
age.
Silent sympathy is to troubled hearts
what the soft spring rain is to the frozen
earth.
The true value of a good home is too
often only realized when it is broken up
and gone.
Be courteous to all, but intimate with
few; and let those few be we'll tried, be-
fore you give them your confidence.
Revenge is a debt, in the paying of
which the greatest knave is honest and
sincere, and, so far as heis able, punctual.
Good breeding is benevolence in
trifes, or the preference of others to
ourselves in the little occurrences of
life.
Books are among mans truest con-
solers. In the hour of affliction, trouble
or sorrow, he can turn to them with con-
fdence and trust.
Why does the new moon bear the form
and the name of sickle? 1t is because
it mows down our joys and our sorrows
as it moves onwards.
The best thing to give to your enemy
is forgiveness; to your opponent, toler-
ance; to friend, your heart; to your
self, respect; to all men, charity.
We get gradually accustomed to men
tai as we'll as bodily pain, losing our in.
sensibility to it; it becomes habit OF
our lives, and we cease to imagine con.
dition of perfect ease as possible to us.
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How Burmah Ruby Mines are Worked.

Ruby earth is called by the natives
of Burmah "byun," and is generally
found at two different depths. the first
! layer at about four feet, and the second
and richer one at twenty to thirty feet
below the surface. 1t is generally en-
tractcd by q company of miners, ten or
twelve in number. Pits are dug about
eight feet square, lined with rough
timber, and braced with four crosspieces
at intervals. Water enters the pit on
sinking a,short distance below the sur
face, and the principal work and source
of expense is keeping the mine free from
water. Upright posts are let into the
ground at a short distance from the
mouth, and fork is cut in the upper
end OF each. In this fork is balanced a
lever, the longer arm of which hangs
over the pit, while the shorter arm carries
a bucket weighted with stone to counter
balance the contents of the basket, which
is connected with the longer arm by a
bamboo which reaches to the bottom of
the pit. This contrivance forms most
efficient though simple means of raising
both water and earth by manual labor.
Generally six or eight of these levers
overhang each pit in actual working, and
probably the proportion of water buck
cts in constant use to earth baskets IS
two to one. Three men at least are be-
low, occupied in filling both baskets and
buckets, they rise and fall necessarily
during the working hours, which rarely
exceed six daily. The ruby earth thus
extracted is placed in heap at the side
of the pit, and on first exposure, while
wet, sparkles in.the sun with myriads of
small stones, brilliant in color, but not
large enough, unfortunately, to be of any
value. When a sufficient quantity has
been obtained it is washed in bamboo
trays and handed over to the sorters,
who, after carefully examining it and
taking out any stones of value, pass it on
again to small colony of women and
children, who generally surround every
pit, and who again sort it slowly over in
the hopes of finding some smaller stones
that may have been missed by the men.
1t is ludicrous sight to see two or three
little children, who perhaps can scarcely
walk, sitting down before heap of this
washed earth and sorting away with most
serious faces, as if they realized that their
existence depended upon their exertions.
No machinery is apparent in the whole
district, though it is stated that pump
was brought up few years ago from
Mandalay, but it soon got choked and
was thrown away as useless, probably be-
cause no one understood how to work it.
-Murray's Magazine.
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Only too Willing.

"Pcnelope," said the young man, as his
frame shook with emotion, "in that cosy
cottage, I'm building on Ogden avenue,
where you are to be the mistress, you
would not object, I'm sure, to my fitting
up snug little room for the occupancy OF
an aged mother, who may come OCCASION
ally to visit us. and who will be glad TO
know that she has not been forgotten IN
our happiness"
"No, Cyrus, "impetuously said the fair
Young girl, "your generosity moves me
more deeply than can express. have
always intended to have ma come and live
with me, but I had not thought of fitting
up room for her. Your noble offer will
afford her great pleasure. She will come
not only occasionally, but will come as
soon as we are married and make her
home with US always, and"
"Then, madam" said Cyrvs, in an al
tered tone, 'permit me to say that start
for Australia tonight. Henceforth our
paths lie apart. You can take the house
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Ill-Tempered Monkeys.

The Brazilian Mycetes monkey, or red
howler, defends itself by means of its ap-s
palling voice, writes Felix Oswald. At
the mere sight of jaguar Mycetes as.
sembly will set up general whoop, rais-
ing their voices to deafening uproar,
till the enemy prefers to retreat. Some
of the old howlers are then apt to pursue
him for quarter of mile, breaking out
into fresh executions whenever they
catch sight of his speckled hide. Ittakes-
hours to calm their excitement and in
moonlight, when every bush seems to
hide lurking foe, they often make q
night of it, and keep up far-sounding
roar, renewed at the rustling of every
twig.
The East African baboon often falls 8
victim to his passionate temper. If ths
Arabs wish to catch rock baboon with,
out bringing on conflict with o whole
troop of his fisty relatives, they have only
to insult the desired specimen by hitting
him with stone. Ten to one the en-
raged four-hander will rush down from
the rocks and charge the offenders on
their own vantage ground, when they
can easily capture him by stunning
blow or by means of a net. ls
I have a Chacma baboon who flies into
passion at the slightest proyocation.
If she sees anybody eat or drink she
usually stretches out her hand for q share,
and if her wish is not instantly gratifed
she grabs the iron bars of her cage and
makes it rock about the floor like a ship.
in storm. Once she managed to bend
two of those bars out of shape and es-s
cape through the gap. But we caught
her again by getting boy to shake his
fist at her. She had taken refuge in q.
tree in front of the house, but in the ex.S
citement at the offered insult she leaped
upon the roof of the veranda and chased
tie culprit from room to room into a
garret, where we succeeded in recaptur-
ing her.
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Neither Went.

Two mothers sat opposite each other
in car on Michigan Central train going
to Toledo the other day. Each had a
baby about year old, and each baby
came in for o share of the admiration of
the passengers. This seemed to make the
mothers jealous, and after thinking the
matter over for awhile one of them leaned
across the aisle and said:
81 feel it my duty to tell you to go into
the car ahead with your child, as mine has
the whooping cough"
"Oh has it? Thanks for your kindness,
but mine is all over the whooping cough
and is now coming down with the measles.
Perhaps you had better 60 into the car
behind w-Detroit Free Press.
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Romeo and Juliet.

He Qanguishingly)-I have been hop
ing that you would in time come to re-
gard me as your company.
She (bashfullv)-Company! What do
you mean by that3
He (encouragingly Well, as your
beau.
She blushingly)-Ol That's what
company means:
He (smilingly)-Yes. And if you CON
slider me as your company should like
to consider you as my misery.
She (wonderingly(-Your misery?
He (triumphantly)-Yes; because, you
know misery loves company:
She (demurely)-I see. Well admit,
then, that you are company and misery.
But don't yon think misery very disa.
greeablc name for a girl, and that it ought
to be changed-say to company.
Then he popped.-Boston Courier.
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One Mans Luck.

Wall street raised a howl of delight
when N. B. Ream sold his Stock Ex-
change membership. But while the mat
ter is fresh it ought to go on record that
Ream left the street, all in all, tremen-
dously ahead of their game. The fact is
that he is a lucky man, has always been
lucky, and probably always will be
lucky. Ream says this himself, and as an
illustration tells his experience as Cap
tain of a Pennsylvania regiment in the
bombarding around Charleston. The
work of his regiment had been so severe
that in his company there were left only
thirteen men, and they were ensconced
behind willow earthworks filled in with
sand. The shells that were directed to-
ward them had fallen short of them for
day, and, while they could see the mis-
siles sailing toward them, they appre-
hended no peril. Ream says that crowd
ing behind the defences having gotten
irksome he left his thirteen men for mo-
ment and went out in front to stretch
himself. He was standing few rods in
front, springing his saber into the soil, so
that by letting 60 the hilt it bounded into
the air and turned summersault before
it came back into his hand again. While
Ream was amusing himself in front a
black object shot before his eyes; there
was terrific explosion behind the works,
and shrieks and groans from the men. A
shell had fallen behind the willow works,
and of the thirteen men whom Ream had
left for a moment not man was left
without some terrible gaping wound. Not
man escaped. Ream was left without
company. But if Wall street ever be-
lieved that it could beat man with luck
like that, it is beside itself with vanity
Ch;raqo MAIL IS.
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Incompatibility Of Temper.

"Have you spoken to my daughter
yet2" asked the old man.
''No, sir; I wanted your consent first" {"
"Well, I advise you to give up the
idea. I don't believe she would marry
you, and if she did, neither ofyou would
be happy"
"Why do you think so, sir2'
''Because you part your hair in the
middle and she parts hers on the side."-
Puck.
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mating the rate of killed and wounded at

mating the rate of Killed and wounded at
one to five, $50 were wounded.
From the discovery of America to 1861
in all the wars with other nations the
record gives the deaths in battle of but
ten American Generals, while from 1861
to 1865, both sides being opposed by
Americans, more than 100 General officers
fell while leading their triumphant col
umns. From 1892 to 1861 the killed and
wounded upon American soil in all bat
ties, combats, and skirmishes, added to-
gcther, as shown by reports, hardly ex-
ceeded the casualties of single battles Of
the great American conflict. CONNER
cinZ- Gnzette.
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A Dakota Train.

"seen a man 60 along here latelyr
asked a Dakota conductor, leaning OF
platform, as the train passed farmer at
work near the track.
eyes"
"Red whiskered man"
eyes"
"Grip in each hand2"
"B'lieve So"
"When did he pass2"
",Bout ten minutes ago-he's just
round the curve. He's walkin' mid'ling
fast, though" ,,,
"That's just the trouble, but I'll catch
him or run every wheel off the engine
I've no objections to his walking if he's
in hurry, but he wants to put up his
fare first, and you bet he'll have to if we
catch him! Hi, there, Bill, pass the fire.
man some more of those dry express
packages !"-Dakota Bell.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-06-29
She Studied to Please.

Speaking of Washington society, Mrs.
Gen. NJ planned series of receptions,
and allotted her friends in such manner
as to form congenial circles and prevent
crowding her salon. Colonel -. a
crusty old bore, attended the first one,
and the following conversation took
place:
every pleasant lot of people here this
evening, ma'am; but one misses good
many familiar faces!'
Eyes, my dear Colonel" the hostess
replied = but 1 shall give another recep-
ton next Friday evening, and then a
good many familiar faces will miss you. "
-Pailadelphia Record.
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Fond of the Vegetable.

A young physician of small practice
noticed man buying some cucumbers,
and he followed him home and waited
outside for developments.
Four hours later the front door opened
and the man came hastily down the steps.
"Want doctor2" gasped the impecu-
nious physician. "No," responded the
man, 'I'm going around to the grocer's
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Midle Aged Lady in Market-"How
do you sell berries p
"Two quarts for quarter, ma'am."
81 guess l will look little further"
Same Lady to (next dealer)-" How do
sell your berries 2"
1.-TWO quarts for quarter, Miss"
"Fll take four quarts. ."-Merchant-
TWueler.
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THE QUESTION.
Still on the lips of all we question

Still on the lips Of all we question
The finger Of Gods silence lies.
Shall the lost hands in ours be folded'
VIII the shut eyelids ever rises
o friends! no proof beyond this yearning,
This outreach of our souls, we need;
God will not mock the hope He giveth;
No love He prompts shall vainly plead.
Then let us stretch our handsln darkness,
And call ourloved ones DER and DER;
Some time their arms shall close aboutus,
And the old voices speak once more.
John G. Whittier, in Boston Budget.
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+

I almost forgot to say that Bobby
didn't get scolded, but was rewarded
with the handsomest boat that he could
find; and he was three days looking for
the one that would cost the most.-JuI-
ian Magnas, in the Epoch.
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and we'll call it square. Ihave the honor,
madam, to bid you, in the most respectful
manner, ia, Chicago TriLune.
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BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SKETCHES FROM
VARIOUS SOURCES.

The Difference-Incompatibility Of
Temper-Fond Of the Vegeta-
BILE Neither Went She
Studied to Please.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-26
Remews Her Youth.
To be continued.

Mrs. Phoebe Chesley, Peterson, Clay
Co. Iowa, tells the following remark,
able story, the truth of which is voncied
for hy the residents of the town:
am 70 years old, have been troubled
with kidney complaint and lameness
for many years; conld not dress my
self without help. Now am free from
all pain and soreness, and am able 10
do all my own homework. | owe my
thanks to Electric Bitters for having
renewed my youth. and removed COM
plptely all disease and PAIN:
Try bottle, only SOC. at III. I. Young
g. Co.'S Drug store.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-26

the wall opposite, and raising her nand,
touches a spring that is evidently con-
nected with some secret press in the
wall-a press concealed by the papering.
A small door flies open, and not hav-
ing the courage to actually give him her
treasures iewels are always dear to a
woman, be she good or bad, she points
family to the disclosed cupboard.
The man in fustian lifts his lantern,
peers curiously into the recess and with
a low CRY of triumph seiZeS upon the
different cases that lie side by side upon
the wooden shelf Cool, even in the mo-
ment of victory, he opens the cases de-
liberately one by one. to make sure OF the
contents. Yes, they all lie there-the
beautiful glittering things, for which
girl is crying, and for which q man Is
bartering his soull
Lifting his head, after a sharp but hur
ried examination OF the stones that ap-
parently satisfies him, he sees that Mill
cent too, is gazing earnestly at the
pretty baubles once hers, SO soon to be
hers no longer; and that as she gazes, her
soft eys are full of tears.
'Seems cruel, eh:' he says. ''Well,
that you may say in the future I was not
ungenerous I will leave you this on. of
your treasures for which you are so ready
to shed your tears. | wonder If they are
dearer to you than He pauses &b-
ruptly, as one might who has been about
to say something better left unssid.
ethan your lover He winds up with
that low, suppressed hugh again, that
certainly does not belong to him. and
thrusts into her unwilling hands small
but exquisite locllet heart shaped, gilt
tering with sapphi.es and diamonds.
''TEink it is gift from the man yOu
will marry" he says lightly, in that dis
agreeable voice of his. "And now, fol-
low me--or rather, go before ine-to the
door,
1t is the door leading to til corridor
without to which he points. Millicent,
still as one in dream, obeys him and
goes toward it. He opens it carefully,
md backing outward on to the corridor,
always with his eyes on her, comes there
to stGndstiil.
g bid good night, madame" he says
mochingly. And then tshe can remem
Der little about it afterward, SO swift It
was) something was flung over her face,
and pressed there; there was moments
STRUGGLED moment that to her was an
eternity-and then q strange dizziness;
be sound Of door hastily closed the
echoing of departing footsteps; a sense
Of sutiocation, and afterward a ceasing
from ell knowledge, and deadly blank.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-26
WORKING CLASSES ATTENTION 4: az On.

,,.,.red tn furnish all classes with employ
~ -, home the whole of the time, or Tor
thoir mare moments. Business new, light amt
nrotitahle Persons of either sex easily earn
from 50 cents to s. 90 per eYen,ny: , ana Pre- ,h
busimess Bows and girls earn nearly rs much
~ men. Thai all who see this may send Their
address ard test the business we En- maze 1 iiI
"and one dnllar t., pay for the trouble OF writ
ing. Fun particulars and outfit free address ie
GEORGE sTINSON d CO, Portland, Maine.
Dec. Ally.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-26
OPELOUSAS FEMALE INSTITUTE,
Opelousas. st. Landry Par. La.

uyEHss E%aTsTUrs0N will resume dn-
ties Monday, September 9Th, 1856 unuer u e
Immediate supervsion of Mrs. NJ. NJ Hayes
and Mrs NJ A. Davis, with competent aSslS'
ants The acolastic year consists o. iof's
weeks.
TERMS OF TUITION.
Preparatory Department per months 80 80
Music. with use of piano 6 90
Boarding, including washing, lights
and fuel per month. -...--...---- Ito w
Embroidery, wax flowers. painting
drawing each, extra .-----.------- ~ w
Incidental fee w
DISCIPLINE.
The government of this school is strict bn1
,,arentai . no hard tasks or restrictions are I'M
nosed INT every student must comply "ith IN.
rules. and must prepare up TO the measure o.
her ability the lessons assigned.
Our course of study and mode or instruction
,re desirupd TO train the mind to the hahlts Oh
correc1 Thinking and thorough lnvesflSatinh'
No student viii Re allowed TO enter hi2het
classes without thorough preparation. Pirehts
and Guardians may rest assured that me mar
nars health and morals OF their chllufeh anu
wards shall receive due attention.
No deduction for absence, unless IN case "
,,rotracted Illness. The location OF tH's town Il
heaithfnl and easy of access the noafolh2
ianar.,lent is under the immediate charge oi
Mrs. Hayee i?oarders will provide themselves
VI Il t...s TX ITS ara tower
s+ p' NJ. N II. HATES.
~ "r,"c': Va
St. Landry democrat., 1887-03-26
Et.a. Ssgle or Rent.

vuvuE Pierre Michel Plantation, situated be
tween Washington and opeiousas: o ne
OF fhe nnes' p'a'' sHuAGERrY L. HARDY.
vi auu - Washington, La.
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NOBODY ELSE.

Two little hands so careful and brisk,
Putting the tea-things away:
While mother is resting awhile in her chair,
For she has been busy all day.
And the dear little fingers are working for
love,
Although they are tender and wee.
II II do il so nicely" she says to herself
There's nobody else" you see.
rwolittle feet just scampered upstairs,
For daddy will quickly be here;
And his shoes must be ready and warm by the
fire
That is burning so bright and SO clear.
Then she must climb on q chair to keep
watch
'Hc can not come in without me-
When mother is tired, open the door
There's nobody else, you see.'
Two little arms round daddys dear neck,
And soft. downy cheek gainst his own;
For out OF the nest SO coy and bright
The little ones mother has flown.
She brushes the feardrops away rs she
thinks:
Now he has no one but me.
mustn't give way; that would make him so
sad
And there ! nobody else you See"
Two little tears on the pillow. just shed,
Dropped from the two pretty eyes;
Two little arms stretching out in the dark,
Two little faint sobbing cries:
'Daddy forgot l was always walked up
Then he whispered good night to me;
0 mother, come back just TO kiss me in bed
There's nobody else, you scc.''
Little true heart. IL mother could look
Out from her home III the skies,
She will not pass on TO her haven OF rest
While the tears dim her little ones eyes.
ii God has she'd sorrow around us just now,
Vet His suEsEineis ever TO be,
And He is the comfort for every ones pain
There's nobody else, you see.
~. Y EudngeliN
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1859, NJ MaquOekta. d. w. Kumple OF
Marengo was elected President Thomas,
NJ. Wilds of Anamosa. Vice President,
ard Geo. w. Cilsall of Canton, Secre-
tary and Treasurer.
Atlantic Special: S. +. Martin, our
pioneer hardware merchant. who
twenty years ago left Dcs Moines to
establish himself in business al Lewis,
the then county-seat, sold his hardware
stock and building on yesterday to
Robert Fisher. of Hubbell, Nebraska,
for $4,000. Mr.. Martin is largely i'm
terested in the canning factory and 9th
or enterprises and he willrcmain in At
lantic where be has made his money
and will help these other enterprises.
He is worth probably $4,000. He has
fine home and is one of our most
substantial and respected citizens.
There are mono better.
A. Smart, station agent of the Rock
Island road ut Stuart, has resigned to
60 with his family to California, Mr..
Smart entered the employ Of the C. r.
l. & r. as station agent at Malcolm in
1866, where he remained two years,
and was then transferred to Dc Soto,
and afterwards to Stuart, where he re-
manned two years, and was then trans
ferred to DE Soto, and afterwards to
Stuart, where he has held the fort since
1872, making Fl years of continued
service. He has watched with all the
interest Of faithful employe the almost
marvellous growth of the G. r, !. & p,
from about the time of its purchase OF
the old NJ & NJ, until the present, and
fifteen years of that time having been
spent at division station, the duties Of
which were ever increasing, he has
earned for himself an cnyiable reputa-
ton aud only resigns his position there
to accept o more desirable ono with the
Southern Pacific Railway Of California.
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One might think an apple woman
would be frequently bitten; but such is
not To case. -Hcayune, j